We should probably have a new metric for measuring mass storage performance: bytes per pound. An old IBM tape drive from the S/360 days, for example, could hold almost 6 …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/11/10/8floppy-on-your-pc/)

The Game Of Life Moves Pretty Fast, If You Don’t Use Stop Motion You Might Miss It
https://hackaday.com/2021/11/11/the-game-of-life-moves-pretty-fast-if-you-dont-use-stop-motion-you-might-miss-it/

Munged Ferris Bueller quotes aside, Conway’s Game of Life is the classic cellular automata that we all reach for. The usual approach is to just iterate over every cell in …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/11/11/the-game-of-life-moves-pretty-fast-if-you-dont-use-stop-motion-you-might-miss-it/)

Trying and (Mostly) Failing to 3D Print a Hydrofoil
https://hackaday.com/2021/11/11/trying-and-mostly-failing-to-3d-print-a-hydrofoil/

[Sam Barker] had a boring dingy that he wanted to spice up a bit, so he resolved to 3D print a hydrofoil wing for it so that it could fly …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/11/11/trying-and-mostly-failing-to-3d-print-a-hydrofoil/)

Scientific Honesty and Quantum Computing’s Latest Theoretical Hurdle
https://hackaday.com/2021/11/11/scientific-honesty-and-quantum-computings-latest-theoretical-hurdle/

Quantum computers are really in their infancy. If you created a few logic gates with tubes back in the 1930s, it would be difficult to predict all the ways we …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/11/11/scientific-honesty-and-quantum-computings-latest-theoretical-hurdle/)

Rolling Your Own Long-Range IoT Sensor Network
https://hackaday.com/2021/11/11/rolling-your-own-long-range-iot-sensor-network/

Homebrew wireless sensors are nothing new around these parts: grab an ESP8266, hang a BME280 from the I2C pins, and you’re just a few lines of code away from joining …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/11/11/rolling-your-own-long-range-iot-sensor-network/)

So. What’s Up With All These Crazy Event Networks Then?
https://hackaday.com/2021/11/11/so-whats-up-with-all-these-crazy-event-networks-then/

As an itinerant Hackaday writer I am privileged to meet the people who make up our community as I travel the continent in search of the coolest gatherings. This weekend …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/11/11/so-whats-up-with-all-these-crazy-event-networks-then/)

Motorcycle Rally Computer Goes Open Source
https://hackaday.com/2021/11/11/motorcycle-rally-computer-goes-open-source/

Motorcycle rally racing is a high-speed, exciting, off-road motorsport that involves zipping across all types of terrain on two wheels. While riding, it’s extremely important for riders to know what’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/11/11/motorcycle-rally-computer-goes-open-source/)